After a car fell into the Rhine in Wesel, the car with three male bodies was recovered on Tuesday.
This was reported by a police spokesman and a dpa reporter on Tuesday from the scene.
Two occupants were able to save themselves in the accident on Monday evening.
Divers had previously discovered the car at a depth of six meters.
A second excavator was used to salvage the car.
Emergency chaplains are also on site, said a police spokesman.
The car crashed into the river around 7:15 p.m. on Monday evening with five occupants.
A 17-year-old and a 20-year-old were able to save themselves in the accident.
They came to a hospital.
There was initially no further information on the cause and course of the accident.
The shore at the accident site is freely accessible and not secured.